ENGLISH QUIZ 23.5.2022

1. When has Kerala announced to launch India’s first official OTT platform?

A. 01 November 2022

B. 01 June 2022

C. 01 August 2022

D. 01 October 2022

2. Which boxer has won the gold medal in the Women’s World Boxing Championships?

A. Lovlina Borgohain

B. Nikhat Zareen

C. Simranjit Kaur

D. Manju Rani

3. Which state government has recently launched ‘Lok Milani’ scheme?

A. Haryana

B. Rajasthan

C. Punjab

D. Madhya Pradesh

4. Recently from where has the pilot project been started to make tribal youth skilled?

A. Guwahati

B. Bhubaneswar

C. Patna

D. Bhopal

5. Who has been appointed as the new CEO of IndiGo?

A. Peter Albers

B. Adam Smith

C. Sankalp Tripathi

D. John robbins

6. Which Indian company has acquired the franchise in the UAE T20 league?

A. Reliance Industries

B. Adani Group

C. Hindustan Unilever

D. TATA Consultancy Services

7. Which state’s cabinet has recently approved an incentive of Rs 1500 per acre for farmers?

A. Delhi Cabinet

B. Gujarat cabinet

C. Punjab Cabinet

D. Bihar cabinet

8.Who has released the list of global 2000 public companies?

A. Moody’s

B. Fortune

C. UNESCO

D. Forbes

9.Amazon Pay and which bank have tied up for UPI payments?

A. RBL Bank

B. Bank of India

C. Canara Bank

D. Yes Bank

10.Which day is celebrated across the world on 22nd May?

A. World science day

B. World biodiversity day

C. World math day

D. World hindi day

11. Consider the following statements related to Fostering Effective Energy Transition 2022:

1. The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released the ‘Fostering Effective Energy Transition’ report. Addressing the challenges of environmental sustainability, energy security and affordability requires an urgent action by both the private and public sectors to ensure a resilient energy transition, according to this study.

2. Industrial activity generates more than 20% of anthropogenic emissions, yet many industries face considerable challenges to decarbonize.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

12. Consider the following statements related to SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS):

1. India hosted the meeting of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) – the counter-terrorism body of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in New Delhi.

2. The meeting took place from 12 to 19 May and was attended by all members of the group including Pakistan.

3. The ‘RATS’, based in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, is a permanent body of the group and aims to combat terrorism, extremism and separatism in the region.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 and 2 are correct

B. 1 and 3 are correct

C. 2 and 3 are correct

D. All of the above

13. Consider the following statements related to Migration and Development Brief:

1. The World Bank released the ‘Migration and Development Brief’.

2. The Russia-Ukraine war will slow the growth of remittance flows in low- and middle-income countries to 4.2% in 2022, from 8.6% in 2021.

Which of the above statement/statements are correct?

A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. Both 1 and 2

D. Neither 1 nor 2

Answer

Answer: 1) A

Explanation

• The Kerala government will launch a state-owned over-the-top (OTT) platform on November 1, offering film lovers an array of movies, short films and documentaries of their choice.
• Kerala will become the first state in India to have a state-owned OTT platform. Kerala Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji Cheriyan revealed the name of the OTT platform as CSPACE.

Answer: 2) B

Explanation

• Nikhat Zareen won a gold medal at the 2022 IBS Women’s World Boxing Championships.
• At the international boxing association (amateur) Women’s Youth and The Junior World Championship in Antalya, she won the gold medal. She also won a bronze medal at the second India Open International Boxing Tournament field in Guwahati.
• With the win in the women’s World Championship Istanbul, Nikhat Zareen became the fifth woman in India to win a world title after Mary Kom, Sarita Devi, Jenny RL, and Lekha KC.
• Zareen was born on 14th June 1996 in Nizamabad city of Andhra Pradesh (now Telangana). Her parents are Mohammed Jameel Ahmed and Parveen Sultana.

Answer: 3) C

Explanation

• Chief Minister of Punjab, Bhagwant Mann heard the grievances of the people of the state and issued redressal directions in ‘Lok Milni’, a first-of-its-kind public interaction programme.
• This interactive programme was launched with the aim of providing a single-window platform to the people of the state for the redressal of the complaints that they have.
• The people of the state who had submitted various grievances and complaints with the state government in the previous two months were called to attend this programme.

Answer: 4) D

Explanation

• The pilot project for skilling tribal youth was launched by the Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
• Under the pilot project, around 250 beneficiaries of 17 clusters of 17 districts selected from six states will be trained.
• Which are the six states selected for the pilot project
• Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, and Odisha.

Answer: 5) A

Explanation

• The Board of Directors of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (Indigo) appointed Pieter Elbers as Chief Executive Officer. He will join IndiGo on or before 1 Oct 2022.
• He succeeds Ronojoy Dutta who has decided to retire on 30 September 2022.
• Elbers has served as the President and CEO of KLM Royal Dutch since 2014 and is also a member of the Executive Committee of the Air France-KLM Group.

Answer: 6) B

Explanation

• Adani Sportsline, a division of the diverse Adani Group, has created history by gaining the rights to own and manage a franchise in the UAE’s top T20 competition.
• The UAE T20 League, which is licenced by the Emirates Cricket Board, is an annual event that will include six franchise teams participating in a 34-match tournament.
• The line-ups of various teams are likely to include top players from all cricket-playing countries. The league would provide future young cricketers a platform and exposure.

Answer: 7) C

Explanation

• The Punjab cabinet has recently approved an incentive of Rs. 1500 per acre for farmers who grow paddy using direct sowing of rice technology.
• Out of which a total of Rs 450 crore has been set aside to provide incentives to the farmers who are promoting DSR technology.

Answer: 8) D

Explanation

• Forbes has recently released the list of global 2000 public companies.
• The companies are ranked on four parameters: market value, sales, profit, and assets acquired during the last 12 months ending April 2022, this list is being published since 2003.

Answer: 9) A

Explanation

• RBL Bank, Amazon Pay, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have partnered together to deliver universal payments interface (UPI) payments, which will include peer-to-peer and peer-to-merchant transactions.
• Amazon Pay would grant RBL Bank a UPI ID with the handle @rapl from the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI), resulting in a simplified payments experience using RBL Bank’s cloud-based processing infrastructure.

Answer: 10) B

Explanation

• World Biodiversity Day or World Biodiversity Conservation Day is celebrated all over the world on 22 May.
• In the year 1993, the United Nations General Assembly announced to celebrate this day to increase understanding and awareness on issues of biodiversity.

Answer: 11) A

Explanation

• The World Economic Forum (WEF) recently released the ‘Fostering Effective Energy Transition’ report. Addressing the challenges of environmental sustainability, energy security and affordability requires an urgent action by both the private and public sectors to ensure a resilient energy transition, according to this study.
• The special edition report launched in collaboration with Accenture lists recommendations for governments, companies, and consumers to progress the energy transition.

Main point

• The energy transition is not keeping pace with the growing climate urgency, and recent compounded disruptions from a post-pandemic surge in energy demand, fuel supply bottlenecks, inflationary pressures and reconfigured energy supply chains as a result of the war in Ukraine have made the transition even more difficult.
• High energy prices, risks of energy supply shortages, and soaring demand for fossil fuels are simultaneously challenging energy affordability, energy security and access, and sustainability.
• The lack of access to an affordable energy supply has emerged as a key threat to a just transition.
• Industrial activity generates more than 30% of anthropogenic emissions, yet many industries face considerable challenges to decarbonize.
• Skewed Fuel Imports: Of the 34 countries with advanced economies, 11 rely on only three trade partners for over 70 % of their fuel imports.

Answer: 12) B

Explanation

• India hosted the meeting of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) – the counter-terrorism body of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in New Delhi.
• The meeting took place from 16 to 19 May and was attended by all members of the group including Pakistan.
• The ‘RATS’, based in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan, is a permanent body of the group and aims to combat terrorism, extremism and separatism in the region.
• Situation of Afghanistan and security concerns raised due to the fall of Afghanistan in the hands of the Taliban was the main agenda of the meeting.
• India has expressed a strong desire to strengthen its security cooperation with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure, which focus on security and defence matters.

Answer: 13) C

Explanation

• The World Bank released the ‘Migration and Development Brief’.
• The Russia-Ukraine war will slow the growth of remittance flows in low- and middle-income countries to 4.2% in 2022, from 8.6% in 2021.
• It is estimated that remittances to low- and middle-income countries will, this year, reach $630 billion. Remittances to Ukraine will increase by 20% in 2022.
• Remittances to many other Central Asian countries will decrease this year. Inflation along with decline in remittances will add to the problem of hunger and poverty in these countries.
• Ukraine is the largest recipient of remittances in Europe and Central Asia. Russia is the main source of remittances in Central Asia.
• India is the top five recipient of remittances in 2021 , Mexico, China, the Philippines and Egypt.